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S.C. Code Ann. § 48-1-70

Matters which standards for water may prescribe

Known as the Pollution Control Act

The act spans §§ 48–48 (41 sections).

1962 Code SECTION 63-195.10; 1952 Code SECTION 70-113; 1950 (46) 2153; 1970 (56) 2512.

The standards for water adopted pursuant to this chapter may prescribe:

(1) The extent, if any, to which floating solids may be permitted in the water;

(2) The extent to which suspended solids, colloids or a combination of solids with other substances suspended in water may be permitted;

(3) The extent to which organisms of the coliform group (intestinal bacilli) or any other bacteriological organisms may be permitted in the water;

(4) The extent of the oxygen which may be required in receiving waters; and

(5) Such other physical, chemical or biological properties as may be necessary for the attainment of the objectives of this chapter.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.